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| | This website is under construction and is in a private state. If you're reading this, it is likely we have requested your help to make it better. What follows is a brief description of the website and its purpose: |
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| Once upon a time in the bustling little town of Crumbly Hollow, there lived a butcher named Bartholomew Jack Johnson. He was a stout man with a booming laugh, arms like tree trunks, and a mustache that curled at the ends like the edges of a well-baked pie crust. Bartholomew was renowned for his sausages, chops, and the occasional tall tale he’d spin for the children who peeked into his shop. But what no one knew—until one peculiar Wednesday—was that Bartholomew harbored a secret: a magic pretzel.
| | Accessibility for blind people is a rather obscure topic, with information on various accessibility topics being scattered all over the internet. The goal of the accessibility Wiki is to aggregate this information in one central place. Think of this website as the Wikipedia for accessibility information. |
| It all began when Bartholomew found the pretzel tucked inside a dusty old crate of salt he’d ordered from a mysterious merchant who’d passed through town. The pretzel wasn’t your average knot of dough; it shimmered faintly, golden-brown with a sprinkle of salt that sparkled like tiny stars. At first, Bartholomew thought it was a prank, but when he picked it up, a warm tingle ran up his arm, and a voice whispered in his ear, “One wish, butcher. Use it well.”
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| Now, Bartholomew wasn’t the wishing type. He believed in hard work, sharp knives, and a good brine. But the idea of a magic pretzel piqued his curiosity. He set it on a shelf above his cutting board, where it sat for days, glowing softly as he trimmed briskets and deboned chickens. The townsfolk noticed something odd, though—every cut of meat from Bartholomew’s shop tasted better than ever. The sausages were juicier, the steaks tender beyond reason. Word spread, and soon his little shop was packed with customers clamoring for “Bartholomew’s Blessed Butchery.”
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| One evening, after closing up, Bartholomew stared at the pretzel. “Is it you?” he muttered, wiping his hands on his apron. The pretzel didn’t answer, but its glow pulsed as if winking at him. He decided to test it. “Alright, then. I wish for… a sausage so perfect it’ll make Old Man Gruber cry with joy.” Gruber was the grumpiest man in Crumbly Hollow, a retired miller who hadn’t smiled since the harvest of ’92.
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| The next morning, Bartholomew woke to find his shop filled with the richest, most savory aroma he’d ever smelled. On the counter sat a single sausage, plump and glistening, practically begging to be eaten. He cooked it up, marched to Gruber’s house, and handed it over without a word. Gruber scowled, took a bite—and promptly burst into tears. “This,” he sobbed, “is what heaven tastes like!” For the first time in decades, he grinned, and Bartholomew knew the pretzel’s magic was real.
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| But magic, as it often does, came with a twist. The pretzel’s glow began to fade, and Bartholomew realized it had granted its one wish. He could’ve wished for riches or fame, but instead, he’d chosen a sausage—and he didn’t regret it one bit. He hung the now-ordinary pretzel on a hook in his shop, a quiet reminder of the day magic touched Crumbly Hollow. And though the pretzel’s power was spent, Bartholomew’s reputation soared. People came from miles around, not just for his meat, but for the story of the butcher and his magic pretzel—a tale that grew wilder with every telling.
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| And so, Bartholomew Jack Johnson lived out his days, happily slicing and dicing, a little bit of magic forever baked into his legend.
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| == Gnitteg stadetr == | | Anything related to accessibility, including the best/worst locations for a blind person to move to, accessible and inaccessible technologies and software, advocacy organizations for people with visual impairments, and much more can be covered here. |
| * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
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| * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
| | = Future Plans = |
| * [https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki release mailing list] | | |
| * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language] | | == Star Rating and Reviews System == |
| * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Combating_spam Learn how to combat spam on your wiki] | | |
| | We would like to have a star-rating and review system on a majority of our pages. The purpose of this system is not to rate the pages themselves, but rather to rate the products, places, and companies/organizations talked about on the page. For example, if you are reading an article about Wake County, North Carolina, you will want to know what people have to say about it. To that end, if you scroll down to the bottom of the page, you should see something like this: “ |
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| | === Ratings and Reviews === |
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| | Wake County has a total rating of 3 stars, and people have left a total of 2 reviews. |
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| | ==== Reviews ==== |
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| | ===== Mr. Writer ===== |
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| | * Rating: 5 Stars |
| | * Experience: Visited for 1 week |
| | * Date posted: 2025-07-12 |
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| | This is the best place I’ve visited in my entire life! Amazing sidewalk infrastructure, great bus service, and great taxi services. I love it! Ten out of ten, would visit again! |
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| | ===== A Pencil Hater ===== |
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| | * Rating: 1 Star |
| | * Experience: Lived there for 5 years |
| | * Date posted: 2025-07-13 |
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| | I hate Raleigh, and I’m never coming back here again. Constant potholes all over every street, transit is always super late or super early, and in general it’s just a miserable cesspit of filth. I’d rather go to an abandoned warehouse and search for a notice on display at the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard’ rather than ever coming back to this county again. |
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| | The writer of this section has not walked around the city of Raleigh enough times to understand how it is actually organized. This was merely a scenario to demonstrate how the review system is intended to function in the future. |
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| | == Broadening Our Horizons == |
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| | Currently, this wiki aims to provide information on accessibility for blind and visually impaired people. However, we are considering the possibility of branching out to provide information for people with different disabilities, such as hearing and motor difficulties. |